EXPLORE
Visit our website or give us a call for full details of our entry
and activity packages -- and allow yourself time to fully explore our
heritage treasure.
Port Arthur Historic Site
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image: Joe Shemesh
The Port Arthur Historic Site is not just a tourist attraction. It is an essential
part of our heritage. So come and discover some of the history that has
shaped Australia. This is the authentic convict
history experience and it's here for you to explore.
Port Arthur Historic Site
Port Arthur, Tasmania
www.portarthur.org.au
Phone 1800 659 101
reservations@portarthur.org.au
Many of Port Arthur's bricks have
cr umbled but oaks and elms planted
by convict hands are still sturdy. Carved
sandstone weathers away, but every
spring scattered flowers show where
bulbs were planted in colonial garden s, a
bright and fragrant reminder of 'Home'
and living, growing links to the men and
women who planted and tended them
more than a century and a half ago.
The magnificent gardens and grounds are
yet another reason to visit the Port Arthur
Historic Site.
Exploring the grounds and garden s are
among the most commented-on and
valued visitor experiences, and many of
the cottage-style gardens are at their best
in late spring and early summer.
Access to the gardens is included in the
cost of site entry. Here are some of the
highlights to see this springtime:
• Enjoy the reconstr ucted Commandant's
Garden and the other delightful house
gardens set in this unique heritage
landscape
• Stroll along the paths once taken by
the ladies and officers who resided at
Port Arthur, out of view of the convicts
behind the fences and garden beds of
the Gover nment Gardens
Port Arthur's gardens
a highlight in spring
• Visit the well-established early 20th
century flower and vegetable gardens
and orchard at Trentham Cottage
• Wander along avenues of magnificent
oaks, elms and conifers
• Explore Tasmanian native species in
the bushland surrounding the site.
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